I totally should have posted this before, sorry!… some fellow fabric enthusiasts expressed interest in seeing my Scandinavian purchases; the spoils sought and acquired, packed and repacked, schlepped through cities, one cobble-stoned street after another; and once safely home to…
Tag: shoes
Snowy-white Nougat
The clever AnaJan of Stepalica is designing patterns now! and I was honoured when she very kindly sent to me her debut design, the Nougat dress to try out. Thank you so much Ana! The Nougat is a classic, waisted, sleeveless A-line dress with…
Knots
I’ve made a dress, utilising the design on p52 of Pattern Magic, by Tomoko Nakamichi. This appears to be a fairly plain dress on a casual glance. But it is not. It has a “feature”: a feature that like many…
Taupe is dope
Actually, I think the colour of my new ballet flats and scarf is more ecru than taupe, but the name printed on the side of the shoe box was “taupe”. So I’m running with it. Seeing as not much at…
LBS
The amount of Christmas “creating” going on around here has been insane lately! I have been sewing like an absolute madwoman… ! but this Little Black Skirt is not a part of that. This is a sorta urgent extra! …
Cut me a little Black
In my recent, gloriously ruthless, spring clean-out of my wardrobe, I culled an evening gown, originally made using Burda 8046 and first posted here. I’ve worn it about seven times in total; none in the past three years; and have now…
First aid for thongs
My sister-in-law S gave me this fabulous quick and easy fix for thongs, to help eke out their oh-so-tragically-short life span for just a little bit longer… if you love wearing thongs as much as I do then this one…
Rotto; a travel wardrobe…
We have just returned from a really delightful island holiday… :))) Time away: 5 daysWhere to:Rottnest IslandSeason:Mid spring. Cool nights, daytime highs from 20C right up to 30CExpected activities:Veeeery casual island lifestyle; swimming, walking on the beach, cycling, bbq’s and some dinners at…
